Non-refillable bottle and like vessel.



G. M. L L. M. PALMmR.A NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE AND LIKE` VESSEL.

APYLICATION FILED APR. 8, 1913` Lln Patented Jau, 1915.

TT FAN?? @Flt GOGDLET M. PALMER AND LEWIS M. PALMER, 0F PHILADELPHA, PENNSYLVANIA; SAID LEWIS M. PALMER ASSIGNOR OF THREE-TWENTJETHS OF HIS ONE-HALF RIGHT TO SAID GOODLET IVI. PALMER.

NON-REFILLAIBLE BOTTLE AND LIKE VESSEL.

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Application filed April 8, 1913.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be 1t known that we, GooDLE'r M. PALMER and Lewis M. PALMER, citizens of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have jointly invented certain new has for its principal object to prevent the fraudulent refilling thereof, after the same have once been exhausted of their original contents.

A further object of the present invention is to provide means which shall operate for the intended purpose more elfectively than means heretofore devised and which at the same time, shall be of such simple construction that the bottles or other vessels may be manufactured without prohibitive increase in the cost thereof.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a specially designed guard or baiiler calculated to intercept valve tampering implements inserted through the bottle mouth, which guard or baiiier is further designed to have interlocked relation with the bottle neck to prevent the withdrawal from the bottle of said guard or baiiier.

Still further objects of the present invention reside in the providing of general details of construction and arrangement of parts as will hereinafter more fully appear.

lv/Vith these and other objects in view the invention consists of the improvements hereinafter described and finally claimed.

The nature, characteristic features and scope of the invention will be more fully understood from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings forming part hereof and in which: j

Figure 1, is a view in central section of the upper portion of a bottle equipped with the stoppering device of the invention, Fig. 2, is a view in cross-section taken upon the line 2 2 of 1, Fig. 3, is a similar view taken upon the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, Fig. 4:, is a similar view taken upon the line 4 4 of Fig. 1, Fig. 5, is a detail view in side elevation of the improved guard or bafller shown in Fig. 1, Figs. 6, and 7, are respectively a Specification of Letters Patent.

)Patented Jan. 5, 1915..

serial no. 759,719.

View in elevation and vertical section of the spring detent shown in Figs. 1, and 5, and Fig. 8, is a View in central section of the upper portion of a bottle illustrating a slightly modified way of securing the stoppering device of the invention to the bottle neck.

Referring to the drawings, there is illustrated the stoppering device of the invention and for the sake of illustration, the same is shown as being applied to a. bottle and the following description will be restricted thereto, although, obviously, the stoppering device is applicable to jugs, jars and other containers.

Referring more particularly to Figs. 1, to 7, inclusive, 1, designates a bottle having a neck 2. The neck top is downwardly inclined as at 3, to provide a generally enlarged portion 4C, which portion Lhas formed therein an annular groove 5, which c0mmunicates with the bottle neck interior and in cross-section is relatively tl-shaped. Within the neck 2, and at a point considerably below the groove 5, is an annular rim or shoulder 6. The base part 7, provides a port between the vessel body and neck and as this feature is fully described and claimed in our application for Letters Patent, Serial No. 724,920, other than a brief description thereof will not be given. Passing entirely through the casing parts 7, is a port 9, normally closed by a tiltable valve 10. rihis base part 7, is provided with an upwardly extending outer flange 11, and a depending flange 12. 0f these flanges, the flange 12, forms a tight fit with the inner circumference of the rim or shoulder 6, and the flange 11, forms, in connection with the annular flange a, of the base and the inner circun1- ference of the bottle neck, a socket to receive the skirt or lower rim of the inverted cupshaped casing part 8. If desired, washers or gaskets of cork or rubber 18, may be present between the lower rim of the part 8, and the annular flange 2, of the base part 7, and between said flange a, and the shoulder 6, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1.

A description will now be given of the upper casing part 8, which constitutes a guard or baflier. As shown this guard or baffler comprises an inverted generally cupshaped casing, the lower rim or skirt of which is accommodated by the socket formed between the flange 11, flange a, and bottle neck 2, as just described, it being understood that the said skirt or rim of the part 8, is seated upon the upper of the gaskets or washers 13. This casing 8, like the casing 7, closely hugs the inner walls of the neck 2, and is provided intermediate its top with a horizontally disposed relatively thick wall 14, provided with a central pouring opening 15, and a series of air ports b, which pass vertically through said wall and are arranged as clearly shown in Fig. 3. As clearly shown in Fig. 1, this wall 14, upon its upper and lower faces is inclined from its outer circumference toward said pouring opening 15; so that, the contents of the bottle being poured may be readily guided by the inner face toward said opening and upon the other hand, the upper face will serve to drain toward said opening, excess of liquid not poured from the bottle. In this connection, it may be stated, that a series of small openings 16, see Figs. 1, 3, and 4, are present in the wall 14, for permitting such excess of liquid to drain toward the bottle interior. It is also to be observed that the horizontal wall 14, has extended upwardly therefrom a central flange 17, which surrounds the opening 15, and in effect forms a continuation thereof. Extended across this opening 15, are upper and lower horizontally disposed cross-bars 18, and 19, see Figs. 3, and 4. As shown these upper and 'lower sets of cross-bars are arranged at different angles relative to one another, so that, while liquid may readily pass therethrough, valve tampering implements are calculated to be baffled or intercepted by said cross-bars. j Extended upwardly from the horizontal wall 14, of the casing 8, is an annular wall c, which wall is of a diameter smaller than is the diameter of the interior of the bottle neck. This annular wall c, is provided with a horizontally disposed slightly conveXed top plate or disk 20, which top is of a diameter slightly smaller than is the diameter of the bottle neck, thus leaving an annular space 21, for the exit of liquid from the bottle. The annular wall c, is provided with openings 22, as shown for the passage of liquid from the opening 15, to the annular space 21, just described. The upper casing parts just described may be conveniently formed of glass and may be kmolded in one piece, the advantages of which will be readily apparent. It may be stated at this time that the purpose of the top plate or disk 20, in connection with the annular wall c, flangel?, and cross-bars 18, and 19, is that of preventing to a degree the insertion of valve tampering implements through the opening 15. In other words, while the annular space 21, is sufficiently large for the exit of fluid, it is too small to permit of the insertion of a tool with which to manipulate the valve 10. Then too, as the opening 15, is comparatively small and is out of line with the annular space 21, it is practically impossible tov insert a wire through the annular space 21, openings 22, and then bend the same sufiiciently to pass over the flange 17, and through the crossbars 18, and 19, to reach the valve 10.

As clearly shown in Figs. 1, and 5, the side walls of the upper casing part 8, are provided with vertically disposed recessed or cut-out portions 23, for receiving spring metal retainers or detents, which are cemented or otherwise secured within said recessed portions. In the specific instance shown, each detent comprises see Figs. G,and 7, a rectangular flat piece of spring metal 24, stamped out from which is a tongue 25. When the part 8, is being fitted within the bottle neck, the tongues 25, of the parts 24, are bent inwardly by the inner walls of the bottle neck and lie within the cut-out portions 23, of the part 8, until the tongues 25, come into alinement with the annular groove 5, in the bottle neck at which time said tongues spring outwardly and engage within the V-shaped annular opening 5. Thus, the part 8, is securely interlocked with the bottle neck to prevent the removal thereof and obviously at the same time prevents the removal of the valve casing 7.

In the modified form shown in Fig. 8, the spring detents just described have been omitted from the upper casing part 8, and are fitted instead to the depending flange 12, of the lower casing 7. In said figure, these spring detents comprise generally hookshaped springs 26, which are adapted to abut against the under side of the annular rim or shoulder 6, of the bottle neck, to prevent the withdrawal of the casing 7, after it is placed in operative position. These spring detents 2G, may be cemented er otherwise secured to the flange 12. When this construction of parts is used, the skirt of the part 8, and the flange 11, of the casing 7, lnay be secured together by pins, screws or other devices 27. Thus the guard or baHfer and valve casing have interlocked relation with the bottle neck parts. It may be here stated with respect to the insertion of the parts 7, and 8, that the washers or gaskets 13, may be sufliciently compressed to permit the spring detents 25, shown in Fig. 1, to come into alinement with the annular roove 5, so that said spring detents may form snug engagement with said groove. Likewise, in Fig. 8, said washers or gaskets may be sufficiently compressed when inserting the parts 7, and 8, so that the hook-like springs 26, may be forced beneath the rim or shoulder (i.

As the operation of filling the bottle and pouring its contents will be sufficiently understood by reference to our former appli- CEI cation, a description thereof will not be given.

What vve claim is:

In a non-refillable bottle having an annular rim in the neck thereof, a valve casing including its complemental valve seated upon said annular rim, a guard comprising an inverted cup shaped cylindrical casing superimposed upon said Valve casing for interlocking therewith which guard is provided intermediate its top With a horizontally disposed Wall having a pouring opening therein partially closed by means of cross-bars, said guard being further provided upon said horizontal Wall With an apertured annular vertical Wall carrying a horizontal closure plate of a diameter smaller' than the bottle neck interior to provide an annular pouring space therebetween, and means for securing the guard in place.

In testimony whereof We have hereunto signed our names.

GOODLET M. PALMER. LEWIS M. PALMER. In the presence of- WILLIAM J. JACKSON, AGNES E. CAsKEY.

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Washington, D. C. 

